News from March 2022

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
United States Attorney Dennis R.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
United States Attorney Dennis R.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
The last of five federal prisoners charged with conspiring to kill a fellow inmate at United States Penitentiary – Lee, a high-security federal prison for male inmates, pleaded guilty today to federal charges related to the attempted murder.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $237,500, U.S.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to his role in a large-scale, multilevel marketing scheme to defraud private and federally funded health care benefit programs, U.S.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
On March 11, 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack took part in a G7 Extraordinary Agriculture Ministers' Meeting convened in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Isobars are two different elements that have the same total number of nucleons (protons and neutrons) but a different mix of these particles.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
The quest for thermoelectric materials that efficiently convert changes in temperature into electric voltage is challenging.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is providing a new tool to vehicle owners to help them quickly identify if their vehicle has an urgent safety recall where the vehicle should not be driven or parked inside until fixed.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) during today’s field hearing titled, “A Review of Coast Guard Efforts to Improve Small Passenger Vessel Safety.”

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced the subcommittee will hold a field hearing titled, “A Review of Coast Guard Efforts to Improve Small Passenger Vessel Safety.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement on the passing of Rep. Don Young (R-AK):

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Chairs DeFazio and Larsen Announce Hearing on Mitigating Aviation Noise

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) announced that the subcommittee will hold a Members’ Day hearing to examine congressional priorities for a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2022.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) joint statement on the Biden administration’s announced extension of its mask mandate for public transportation, including commercial aircraft

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Garret Graves (R-LA), and 25 of their colleagues on the Aviation Subcommittee requested the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provide bimonthly updates on the agency’s ongoing 5G efforts and progress.In the letter, the members wrote: “It is critical that the concerns of all parties involved be taken seriously and the sharing of critical safety data be prioritized.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Last week, 201 House Republicans sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to halt their rulemaking expanding the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a related case, Sackett v. EPA.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2022: Members’ Day Hearing”:

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) led House Republicans today in demanding the Biden Administration rescind its arbitrary extension of the federal transportation mask mandate.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Opening remarks of Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “Aviation Noise: Measuring Progress in Addressing Community Concerns”: